ویلھا

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• وِہْلا (vihlā)
• ویہلا (vehlā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वेल्य (vēlya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: véllā IPA^(key): /ʋe˥.l(ː)äː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Adjective

ویلھا • (velhā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੇਲ੍ਹਾ)

1. idle, unoccupied
2. (figuratively) unemployed

Declension

Declension of ویلھا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ویلھا (velhā)	ویلھے (velhe)		ویلھی (velhī)	ویلھیاں (velhīyāṉ)
oblique	ویلھے (velhe)	ویلھیْاں (velhiyāṉ)		ویلھی (velhī)	ویلھیاں (velhīyāṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ویلھا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vēlya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press